Friday, November 16, 2012

The New Order Heads to Abudban, Part 4

Previously, on MinerBumping... Our giant fleet o' bumpers set sail for Abudban, next door to Rens, the capital of Minmatar highsec. Local miners dealt with the situation in a variety of ways. (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3)

Most miners in this part of the galaxy have never encountered bumping before. They were astonished by this mysterious game mechanic. They assumed it must be against the rules. No one should have such power!

Ice miner George Ostus was the first to play the Hitler card that day. He would not be the last.

Mike Therock Czyngirkas was the exception. Most miners could not bring themselves to leave Abudban. They just didn't like the idea that someone could tell them what to do in highsec. Besides, Abudban is the only ice field system in EVE next door to a trade hub as big as Rens.

There was a power vacuum in Abudban before we arrived--no one around whom a resistance movement could gather. George's idea was quietly dropped.

Miners presented us with a variety of excuses for not purchasing a mining permit. I didn't realize atheism counted as one, but you learn something new every day.

The Unknowns, a mouthy dissident who claimed to know several GMs personally, suffered a breakdown. He gave me the carebear stare with his retriever.

He threatened to destroy my Invincible Stabber. I've heard that one before, but rarely from someone in a mining barge.

His threat did not have the effect he intended. Several Agents flocked to him, hoping he would make good on his threats so they could scoop his loot.

My reputation preceded me. True, some people spread falsehoods about me. That's why it's so important to make contact with the miners of highsec personally. I want everyone in highsec to know the real James 315, the James 315 who cares for them like his own children.

At last, another miner decided to purchase a mining permit. Reticle and other rebel miners were not happy to hear about it. They said they only way to force Agents of the New Order out of the system was to deny them payment.

Malamok paid for one simple reason: It was the economically rational choice. It wasn't even a close call.

He was perfectly willing to abide by the Code. Why not join the New Order?

8 comments:

How is it that miners don't understand it's not harassment bumping them. You are not stalking them. You give them options to stop getting bumped. You don't stop them from leaving system and are not station camping them. You are peaceful and don't give in to temptations to wardec your clients.

Who keeps leaving links to the Proveldtariat blog? At least write something remotely substantial or thoughtful, instead of a one-liner as an excuse for spamming the link. It's tacky.

As we have all seen on this blog, miners are submitting a great number of petitions against miner bumpers for 'harassment'. I wonder: would these same people also submit petitions against wardeccers or gatecampers? If they were station camped during a war, or lost a ship by being caught in a drag bubble, would they consider this 'harassment', instead of 'just another part of the game'? Would I have been justified in petitioning the players who wardec'd me and chased me across highsec during my first month in game? I think the answer is obvious. Reflexively petitioning miner bumpers for "harassment" is the height of absurdity - one begins to wonder what game these people think they're playing. Their sense of entitlement is astonishing.

On an unrelated note: earlier in Abudban, we began bumping a player who was less than 30 days old in the game - a rookie. We didn't realize he was a rookie until Xovbor vehemently claimed that this could lead to a ban, on the basis of the player's age in game. As I confirmed with others, this would only be petitionable if it occurred inside a Rookie System or any system related to the Sisters of Eve Epic Arc missions. Outside of those exceptions, bumping is entirely acceptable - and, I daresay, encouraged!

"How is it that miners don't understand it's not harassment bumping them. You are not stalking them. You give them options to stop getting bumped. You don't stop them from leaving system and are not station camping them. You are peaceful and don't give in to temptations to wardec your clients."

Stalking players, preventing them from leaving system, camping them in station - these are all legitimate tactics, and would still not be grounds for a petition. On the other hand, I have seen several examples on this blog where miners do, in fact, commit acts that are petitionable. In particular:1) Threatening to harm a player in Real Life.2) Seeking information related to a player's Real Life identity for misuse.These acts are absolutely unacceptable to me. I don't mind awoxing, thieving, or any other so-called 'ethically questionable' activities, so long as they remain confined to the game. This is, afterall, a game. We would all do well to remember that.

Who keeps leaving links to the Proveldtariat blog? At least write something remotely substantial or thoughtful, instead of a one-liner as an excuse for spamming the link. It's tacky - cut it out, lol!

As we have all seen on this blog, miners are submitting a great number of petitions against miner bumpers for 'harassment'. I wonder: would these same people also submit petitions against wardeccers or gatecampers? If they were station camped during a war, or lost a ship by being caught in a drag bubble, would they consider this 'harassment', instead of 'just another part of the game'? Would I have been justified in petitioning the players who wardec'd me and chased me across highsec during my first month in game? I think the answer is obvious. Reflexively petitioning miner bumpers for "harassment" is the height of absurdity - one begins to wonder what game these people think they're playing. Their sense of entitlement is astonishing.

On an unrelated note: earlier in Abudban, we began bumping a player who was less than 30 days old in the game - a rookie. We didn't realize he was a rookie until Xovbor vehemently claimed that this could lead to a ban, on the basis of the player's age in game. As I confirmed with others, this would only be petitionable if it occurred inside a Rookie System or any system related to the Sisters of Eve Epic Arc missions. Outside of those exceptions, bumping is entirely acceptable - and, I daresay, encouraged!

"How is it that miners don't understand it's not harassment bumping them. You are not stalking them. You give them options to stop getting bumped. You don't stop them from leaving system and are not station camping them. You are peaceful and don't give in to temptations to wardec your clients."

Stalking players, preventing them from leaving system, camping them in station - these are all legitimate tactics, and would still not be grounds for a petition. Ironically, I've seen several examples on this blog where miners have committed actions that may be petitionable - whatever the case is, it is certainly reprehensible. In particular:

1) Threatening harm to a player in Real Life2) Seeking information relating to a player's identity in Real Life for misuse.

These actions are absolutely unacceptable to me. I have no problem with awoxing, thieving, pirating, scamming, or any other of these so-called 'ethically questionable' activities in the game. But the key is that they must remain confined to the game. Perhaps some of these individuals have trouble separating the game world from the real world - that would be unfortunate. The irony is that they are the ones who will point the finger to call others 'sociopaths'.